CPS will change in near future…

Summerjoy wrote:

I would like to post in my thread now in conclusion, since we are going around in circles argumentatively and of course I also have to work to be able to afford with the nice things in life.
1. if I would move, as has been suggested here, it would not change the fact that I still own Canon products and would have to continue to buy - with lenses currently no choice.
2. also burn, drive over etc. would not really bring me anything, unless I would publish it with publicity on YouTube😂
3. i'm thinking about selling my Canon gear. That can certainly be discussed controversially. However, it's my personal decision. Everyone can decide differently, of course.
4. the lack of alternatives with other manufacturers is not an argument for me, but actually shows how capable of suffering / willing to suffer the consumer has become. There is a post asking for the logic of how to think about selling ones equipment because of this move by Canon. How logical is it to walk through the world with open wallets and just nod off a lot of things?!
5. I will not suffer a loss on the sale because I bought cheap😉 It's also not like it will hit me financially that Canon now values me less as a private customer, changes my status and arbitrarily reduces points. It's the way they apparently think they can deal with customers at Canon who should actually get the preferred service.
6. the change from CPS membership to Canon Club Member is automatic. The points and the status (Platinum, Gold, Silver) were "adjusted" at least for me.
10% discount on repair or service. If the sensor cleaning costs 60€, then that is mathematically 6€- hey, insanity.
At my dealer, that goes, without shipping, without uncertain duration of processing, for half the price. I can even wait for it.
7. with CPS and Canon Club Membership Canon want to bind customers. For this, you provide your personal data and are transparent as a buyer. Especially since as a Club Member I can also collect points in the community. But what these points are good for (except for the status), what I can redeem them for, remains hidden to me so far.

I think I will first delete my products from the Canon world, terminate my membership and buy no more products for the time being.
That is consistent and also logical based on the description of my point of view.
We all know that what is logical is not always right.

In this sense, all the best to all of you.

I feel you may be cutting off your nose despite your face. I k ow many are miffed at the CPS changes, even though many probably have never used it. Thing is, will the grass be greener elsewhere? I have yet to see any brand do differently or provide a better service, other than Hassleblad, Red and other silly priced brands. Leica are getting close in their level of pricing despite the lack of options available, but it appears they don’t have a brilliant reputation for service at least here in my country.

Personally, I would switch brands for features or lenses that I want. If my current brand didn’t have available decent macro lenses then I would switch to a brand that did for instance. To switch simply because of a quite minor change to a once free service seems a bit daft to me. If ai was a professional, a working tog then the fees seem reasonable. It would be a tax loss anyway which is great, and ai would still be getting the money back in servicing. As a hobbyist it is different. I am not abusing my toys anywhere near as much. As long as turn around times are good on those rare occasions ai need a repair I am happy.

As for data collection, every company photographic or otherwise does that these days. Unless you are an off grid hermit you have no real chance of avoiding that.